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Grand Park brings College Summer League All-Star Game, regular-season finale and Editorial league championship to downtown Indy Kim Stoebick, Cheyne Reiter, Kylie Kinder, Jessica Davis, 24 A Sea of Empty Seats Anna Kayser, Megan Garcia While pitchers were working to stay healthy, baseball returned without one of its Design greatest assets Jessica Davis, Matt Lipke, Patrick Westrick 39 Stepping into the Future A different type of baseball season will show Contributors what the Pirates’ homegrown catcher is made of Cheyne Reiter, Anna Kayser, Megan Garcia Corporate Sales extras (317) 532-6935 Christina Toler 9 Historical Indians Player Highlights Jeremy Smith Kylie Kinder 17 Beyond the Ballpark with JT Brubaker Photography 19 This Month in Indians History Casey McGaw, Austin Friedline, 33 Indians in the Community Adam Pintar, Bill Gentry, Pittsburgh Pirates 34 Kids Activities Indianapolis Indians 43 Indians Players’ Top 5 Favorites at Victory Field 501 West Maryland St. Indianapolis, IN 46225 (317) 269-3542 #ROLLTRIBE CURTAIN CALL is an official publication of Indians, Inc. Reproduction in whole or in part without prior written permission of the Indianapolis Indians is prohibited. All information and statistics are accurate as of August 1, 2020. 4 INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS | AUGUST 2020 AUGUST 2020 | INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS 5 RECEIVERECEIVE FREEFREE SHIPPINGSHIPPING ON YOUR NEXT PURCHASE AT INDYINDIANS.COM/SHOP USE PROMO CODE: PROGRAM20 | Coupon code is single use only. Cannot be combined with any| other offers. 6 INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS AUGUST 2020 Domestic U.S. only, not valid for International Orders.AUGUST Offer 2020expires 9/30/2020INDIANAPOLIS at 11:59PM. INDIANS 7 FRIENDS & FAMILY SMILE SAVINGS RAJAI DAVIs | CF Give your friends and BATS: Right THROWS: Right family more reasons HEIGHT: 5’10” WEIGHT: 195 lbs to smile all year long. 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Offer cannot be Davis never suited up for the Acereros. combined with insurance except in IA and for members of Delta Dental of MA. ©2019 Aspen Dental Management, Inc. 8 INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS | AUGUST 2020 AUGUST 2020 | INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS 9 | 1b, RF EDUARDO PEREZ BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6’4” WEIGHT: 215 lbs Born: 9/11/1969 in Cincinnati, OH G PA AB r H 2B 3b HR RBI SB CS bb So BA MLB Totals 754 2039 1800 238 445 88 3 79 294 19 13 194 393 .247 Ind Totals 122 509 451 84 132 29 5 21 84 11 0 51 69 .293 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Before he solidified himself as a big leaguer, Eduardo Perez made his way through Indianapolis. After making his major league debut on July 27, 1993, the son of Hall of Famer Tony Perez toggled between California and Triple-A Vancouver until being traded to Cincinnati on April 9, 1996, with the season already underway. It didn’t take long for Perez to make his mark on the Circle City. He joined the ballclub for that night’s game at Buffalo and went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. In his first month with the Tribe, he recorded hits in all but one game: April 13 vs. Louisville. On April 14, Perez began a legendary stretch that still holds a place among Indians all- time leaders, trailing only Francis Sigafoos’ 38-game hitting streak of 1933 and Ed Stevens’ 33-gamer in 1951. During his 21-game hitting streak that outlasted Todd Haney’s 1991 streak by one game, he notched six multi-hit contests. One of those multi-hit games was a standout game at Iowa, where he went 4-for-5 with a double, home run and two RBI. After the streak ended on May 10 with an 0-for-3 performance vs.